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With the leafs eliminated… what kind of moves can we expect from Treliving? The obvious one of the “big four” to be traded is Marner and he has 1 year left at a $10.9 million cap hit. They are in desperate need of a puck moving defenseman. Most would say they also need goaltending but I think they have faith in Woll… they might get a veteran goalie to back him up.

Here are some crazy ones to consider:

FIRST TRADE:

To Pittsburgh:
Marner
Reeves

To Toronto:
Karlsson
Carolina’s 2024 first round pick (from Guentzal trade)

The cap hits are pretty close but Karlsson’s contract has 3 years left on it. Plus he’s older so I gave the leafs the first round pick in the trade. Leafs get a defenceman to quarterback their powerplay and Dubas gets one of his favourite former leafs as a winger to help Crosby.

SECOND TRADE:

To Calgary:
Carolina’s 2024 1st round pick
Toronto’s 2026 2nd round pick

To Toronto:
Markstrom (15% retained)

Toronto gets an experienced veteran goalie to form a tandem with Woll. Calgary gets more picks for their rebuild including a first round pick that could be packaged with other picks to move up in the draft.